Learning Support Assistant - Broughton Junior School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Aylesbury's Broughton Junior School is seeking a passionate Learning Support Assistant to join their innovative team. The role involves supporting children's learning and behaviour, with opportunities for career development and involvement in national research. Ideal candidates should inspire and motivate children while fostering a positive learning environment.

Benefits

Career development

Training and professional development

Involvement in national research topics

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children in a classroom or small groups in a primary setting.
• Commitment to raising achievement and managing emotional health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Support individual children and small groups in learning and behaviour.
• Supervise during lunchtime and assist with medical welfare.

Skills

Teamwork

Health and Wellbeing

Communication

Organisational Skills

Job description

Learning Support Assistant - Broughton Junior School

Location: Aylesbury

Do you want to be a valued member of an innovative and forward-thinking team who are passionate about providing opportunities for children beyond the classroom?

Are you an experienced LSA with a passion for making a positive difference to the lives of children and their families?

Then we could be the school for you! We are in search of a learning support assistant to join our ever expanding and collaborative team.

Required for June 2025

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 1

Contract type: 1 year fixed-term contract (could become permanent for the right candidate).

Hours: 8.30-15:30 Monday to Friday

Interviews to be held: Rolling interviews to be held from Monday 19th May 2025

About us

Broughton Community Schools are an Infant and Junior School located on the outskirts of Aylesbury.

As a federation, we strive to make sure our children’s education is rich, stimulating and fun – with a focus on:

- Sports – offering everything from Drummercise to Yoga
- Wellbeing – providing nurture groups, forest school, peer mentors and more
- Play - transforming our environment to provide high-quality play
- Enrichment – a focus on life experiences, visits and visitors
- Parental Involvement – parent forum, parent nurture, open afternoons and more

We have high expectations of both staff and children and we have worked hard as a team to develop a vision: ‘To enable all our children to lead physically and mentally healthy lives, ensuring every child THRIVES in their learning during their time with us.’

To achieve this, our curriculum is grounded in seven main drivers:
T - Teamwork
H - Health and Wellbeing
R - Reading for Pleasure
I - Innovation
V - Vocabulary and Oracy
E - Enrichment
S - Sustainability

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and ambitious individual who shares these same values and will help us to achieve our vision.

The successful candidate will work alongside our teaching staff to support an individual child and small groups of children and show enthusiasm in taking whole classes, if needed. The role will include lunchtime supervision duties and medical welfare, as well as supporting children’s learning and behaviour.

What we can offer you:

- Involvement in the latest national research topics
- Career development
- Leading an area across the whole school in relation to interventions
- Training and professional development

There is so much more we could talk about! We would welcome you to enquire and one of our senior leaders will be in touch for an initial conversation and a tour of the school.

About you

You will:

- Be a role model, inspire and motivate children
- Show evidence of a strong commitment to raising achievement, with high expectations of achievement both inside and outside the classroom
- Have some knowledge or show a commitment to learn about emotional health and wellbeing in children and how to manage this in a school environment
- Have the ability to successfully motivate and inspire children of all abilities, as well as your colleagues
- Possess excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Be a team player and enjoy working with others
- Have experience of supporting children in a classroom or small groups in a primary setting

For further information please see attached Person specification.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Completed applications should be sent to the school office:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and the references provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 174 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.